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Bowdoin vs Greene vs Levant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bowdoin | Greene | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188 |
4,417Highest |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
| Greene and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Levant and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.